R.I.P. Larry Hagman of Dallas, Catching Up with the Original Ewings

Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing on Dallas

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Larry Hagman, Today

J.R. returned to the new TNT Dallas to foil the plans of the next generation. Sadly, we lost iconic actor Larry Hagman in November of 2012 when he passed at age 81.

Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie Ewing on Dallas

Barbara Bel Geddes

Barbara Bel Geddes got her start in the late 1940s, acting in classics like I Remember Mama and Vertigo before transitioning to television in the '60s. As the matriarch of the Ewing family, Miss Ellie laid the smack down and didn’t put up with even J.R.’s nonsense. Bel Geddes stayed with Dallas for the full run and bowed out of the spotlight afterward. She died in 2005 at the age of 82.

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Jim Davis as Jock Ewing on Dallas

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Jim Davis, 1981

The go-to “man’s man” on the silver screen during the '40s and '50s, Jim Davis racked up credits in countless westerns during their heyday. As Jock Ewing, Davis bossed around the help and the family in his gruff but softhearted manner. Sadly, Jim Davis passed away during the show’s run and was remembered with a portrait in the Southfork sitting room.

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Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing on Dallas

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Also returning to Southfork for the new Dallas is gracious former beauty queen/recovering alcoholic/adulteress/scheming wife/owner of awesome hair Sue Ellen Ewing. Recently, Linda Gray has been featured in 90210, Pepper Dennis, and The Bold and the Beautiful.

Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing on Dallas

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Patrick Duffy, Today

Be still, our collective beating hearts, the not-really-dead-after-all Bobby Ewing returns to Dallas! J.R.’s younger brother and main foil, Bobby tried his best to be the lone voice of ethics at Ewing Oil, but J.R. usually forced his own sinister agenda anyway. While having a nice glass of scotch. After Dallas, Duffy continued working in TV, starring in Step by Step and most recently The Bold and the Beautiful.

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Victoria Principal as Pamela Barnes Ewing on Dallas

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Victoria Principal, Today

A rogue addition to the Ewings from the rival Barnes family, Pam was married to Bobby until she dreamed a bunch of stuff like him being dead, and none of it was true. Thanks for the heartache, Pam. Recently, Principal has been spotted in Titans, Jack & Jill, and Family Guy.

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Ken Kercheval as Cliff Barnes on Dallas

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Ken Kercheval, Today

Pam’s dreamy politician brother Cliff Barnes swept us off our feet and took Sue Ellen along for the ride, until she saw the error of her ways. Constantly at odds with J.R. (because who wasn’t?), Barnes tried to keep things on the up-and-up but frequently slipped into the underworld of Dallas politics. Kercheval has worked steadily after Dallas and will appear in the forthcoming This Promise I Made.

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Charlene Tilton as Lucy Ewing on Dallas

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Charlene Tilton, Today

Another welcome addition to the new Dallas is minxy little Lucy Ewing. She was a handful on the scale of a pint-sized J.R. and got her heart broken as many times as she broke them around Dallas. Recently, Tilton has been acting in shorts and indie movies like Buttwhistle (not kidding) and #1 Cheerleader Camp.

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Steve Kanaly as Ray Krebbs on Dallas

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Of course, no new incarnation of the Southfork would be complete without a reliable ranch hand. Hunky, reliable Ray Krebbs kept things up on the farm side of Ewing enterprises while the rest of the family kind of glazed over the fact that he was Jock’s illegitimate son. Before returning to the new Dallas, Kanaly was spotted on Walker, Texas Ranger and The Division.